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# Data Engineer

- **Company:** Mitchell Martin
- **Location:** Alpharetta, GA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $83,200.0 - $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, System Availability, Backend, Containerization, Front End Software Development, Api Design
- **Published:** September 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/14f36b8a-cebd-442e-aaad-b2fb189bea24

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience in software development using backend technologies.
 * Experience with modern frontend frameworks.
 * Proven track record in managing production applications.
 * Skilled in API design and distributed systems.
 * Experience with containerization and CI/CD pipelines.

## Description

Join our team as a Data Engineer in the Alpharetta, GA area. This contract position requires strong software development skills and involves working on critical applications, ensuring scalability and security. The role includes responsibilities from design to deployment, requiring expertise in backend and frontend technologies., * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance platform reliability and engineering standards.

 * Develop APIs, backend services, and web applications.
 * Implement AI-driven solutions for architecture analysis and automation.
 * Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities.
 * Promote engineering best practices and reusable platform capabilities., * Design and develop production-grade software solutions.
 * Integrate applications with databases and enterprise tools.
 * Implement AI agents for intelligent automation.
 * Identify and mitigate system risks and bottlenecks.
 * Ensure compliance with architectural standards and governance.


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